paleontology
noun
the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
paleontologic
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a word derived from
paleontology.
Example Sentences
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The 35 tons of fossils might well have represented the lifetime discoveries of any of the delegates to the Paris paleontologic conference.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fortnight ago he returned to Manhattan with a cigar box half-full of bits to complete his paleontologic jigsaw puzzle.
From Time Magazine Archive
This fact is most conclusively proved, not only by geographic and paleontologic records, but by legitimate induction.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
Geographic and paleontologic facts, brought together by Darwin and others on a previously unequalled scale, point clearly in the same direction.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Our geologic and paleontologic records are becoming richer in materials, more interesting in details, and more authentic in character, every year.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
